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The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3][4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5] The Aravalli range in the north-west serves the origin of few of the rivers such as the Chambal, the Banas ...
Purna. Godavari. Krishna. Kaveri. Penna River. Rivers falling into Arabian sea jointly as Panjnaad Sutlej, Vyas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhehlam, flowing through The Punjab, a province shared by Modern India and Pakistan. River Sindh or Sindhu is flowing alone from Himalaya in between these rivers and Afghanistan.
A 1908 map showing the course of the Ganges and its tributaries. ... The Ganga", he wrote in his will, "is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are ...
The Yamuna (pronounced [jəmʊnɑː]; IAST: Yamunā) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4,500 m (14,800 ft) [1] on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 ...
Sharda River. The Sharda River is the downstream of Kali River (or Mahakali River) that originates in the northern Uttarakhand state of India in the Great Himalayas on the eastern slopes of Nanda Devi massif, [1] at an elevation of 3,600 m (11,800 ft) in the Pithoragarh district.
The Krishna River in the Deccan plateau is the third-longest river in India, ... Map of watershed. The Krishna Basin extends over an area of 258,948 km 2 ...
The following is a list of the cities in India through which major rivers flow. [1] Andhra Pradesh. City River Rajahmundry: Godavari:
The Mahanadi River is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 132,100 square kilometres (51,000 sq mi) and has a total length of 900 kilometres (560 mi). Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam [1] which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India's independence in 1947.